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Leadership & Policy

Community College Launches Seven Campus Locations

The College of Western Idaho, the state’s newest community college, has launched seven campus locations. Bert Glandon, president of the college, said each of the southwestern Idaho locations will offer something different, allowing students to study subjects ranging from horticulture to truck driving. According to KPAX.com, school officials expect student enrollment for next spring semester […]

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Community Colleges

As More Students Head to College, Schools Get Competitive

Enrollment is up at many colleges and universities around the country this academic school year. According to WTHR.com, many college experts cite the recession as a reason saying students realize that a college degree is an important way to get ahead when less jobs are available. Although the state increased financial aid by 5 percent, […]

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North Carolina Police kill College Student From Houston

Houston native Courtland Benjamin Smith, a junior at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, was shot and killed by police in Archdale, N.C., on Sunday. Authorities suspect the killing may have been a suicidal incident. According to the Houston Chronicle, police in Archdale received a 911 call at about 4:54 a.m. from a motorist […]

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Students Up, Despite Cuts

Although budget cuts might mean fewer classes, one college’s enrollment has increased. According to The Signal, the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif., started classes Monday and college officials expect up to 25,000 students to this semester attend – a 16 percent increase compared with last fall. The community college slashed 12 percent […]

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Veterans Concerned Colleges Not Granting Credit for Military Experience and Education

Twelve years of military service left Donald Spradling highly trained in satellite imagery, nuclear engineering and foreign intelligence analysis.

Community Colleges

Three colleges to offer combined curricula

Three colleges with different missions will offer combined curricula this fall. The collaborative effort will allow students from each of the three schools a more diverse educational experience. According to the Boston.com, Wellesley College, an elite liberal arts school for women, has found common ground with Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, a tiny, 7-year-old […]

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Paying for College Becoming More Challenging

While paying for college is becoming a challenge for students and parents, there are options when it comes to paying tuition. According to KARE 11, many states’ budget struggles have resulted in cuts to state-based award programs that many students were counting on. One option for students is consider a local institution instead of a […]

Faculty & Staff

CHANGING COURSE

The University of the District of Columbiaâ€™s problems are so deep and longstanding that some people thought it would take a rocket scientist to figure them out.

PRIDE AND PERIL

Once a beacon of hope for thousands of Black students denied access to higher education by predominantly White institutions, historically Black colleges and universities have educated generations of Black scientists, doctors,

Faculty & Staff

Changing Course

University of the District of Columbia’s president has proposed some radical changes that some worry will send UDC in the wrong direction.

Faculty & Staff

Pride and Peril: Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Diverse identifies five threats facing HBCUs and five opportunities that could define their futures.

Community Colleges

Number of UNC administrators increases

The number of administrators at the University of North Carolina system schools has grown 28 percent in the past five years a newspaper analysis reported. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Monday that the rate is faster than the growth of teaching positions or student enrollment. According to The Charlotte Observer, the analysis shows […]

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